Ode To The 07

QTCut5 · Post by **QTCut5** » Fri May 04, 2018 7:15 pm

Unless/until Case releases another 07W, it looks like this 2014 Antique Rattlesnake Bone 6207W will be the final addition to my mini trapper collection.

I was planning to stop when I reached 50 total, but I think 46 is enough for now. It's been quite a journey.

That's all folks!
~Q~

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Fri May 04, 2018 8:50 pm

Outstanding ~Q~!!!!!!!

Lansky1 · Post by **Lansky1** » Sat May 05, 2018 12:05 pm

Q - wow, that's quite a collection !! The mini trapper wharnie's are one of my fave patterns too ... I really like the single blade 107w's - they are slimmer & I find easier to carry with dress pants.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sat May 05, 2018 1:12 pm

I'm not limiting myself to just the Wharncliffe's and yet, I have less than half of your accumulation ~Q~. Oh well, it provides entertainment on an ongoing basis.

The Rough Riders are just a distraction in between Case 07's.

jmh58 · Post by **jmh58** » Sat May 05, 2018 1:15 pm

WOW!! jerry and Q.. Yinz are the KINGS of the 07 Kingdom!! Nicely done!!! John

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sat May 05, 2018 1:18 pm

~Q~ is the King. I'm just the Court Jester and if I keep this up, I'm going to be nothing more than a pauper in the kingdom.

jmh58 · Post by **jmh58** » Sat May 05, 2018 1:19 pm

jerryd6818 wrote:~Q~ is the King. I'm just the Court Jester and if I keep this up, I'm going to be nothing more than a pauper in the kingdom.

John

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Sat May 05, 2018 2:24 pm

jerryd6818 wrote:~Q~ is the King. I'm just the Court Jester and if I keep this up, I'm going to be nothing more than a pauper in the kingdom.

Jerry you had no way of knowing but there is probably only one Jester here. Doglegg is my handle but Floyd Jester is my name.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sat May 05, 2018 2:39 pm

doglegg wrote:
jerryd6818 wrote:~Q~ is the King. I'm just the Court Jester and if I keep this up, I'm going to be nothing more than a pauper in the kingdom.
Jerry you had no way of knowing but there is probably only one Jester here. Doglegg is my handle but Floyd Jester is my name.

Seriously? The name on your birth certificate is "Floyd Jester"? That just sounds made up.

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Sat May 05, 2018 2:59 pm

jerryd6818 wrote:
doglegg wrote:
jerryd6818 wrote:~Q~ is the King. I'm just the Court Jester and if I keep this up, I'm going to be nothing more than a pauper in the kingdom.
Jerry you had no way of knowing but there is probably only one Jester here. Doglegg is my handle but Floyd Jester is my name.
Seriously? The name on your birth certificate is "Floyd Jester"? That just sounds made up.

Birth certificate name. Never took any teasing growing up of course. Jester is my name and that's no joke.

QTCut5 · Post by **QTCut5** » Sat May 05, 2018 7:37 pm

The majority of my Mini Ts are Case 07s but not all of them. Here's an interesting group of MTs. Each knife was made by a different company (or under a different trademark name) and are all called "Mini Trappers" by their respective manufacturers. Generally they're pretty similar in size and characteristics but obviously not identical.

From Left to Right:
Parker-Edwards
Moore Maker
Case
Bear MGC
Rough Rider
Schatt & Morgan
Queen
Hen & Rooster

Believe it or not, the best knife of the lot is the Series 1 Schatt & Morgan. Hands down the highest quality build by comparison. The Queen 51T is a close second. These two are living proof that Queen once made very fine cutlery.

~Q~

steve99f · Post by **steve99f** » Sat May 05, 2018 10:16 pm

Have to agree with you Q on the S & M, great looking knife. The swedge doesn't hurt it at all.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Wed May 16, 2018 7:27 pm

Went over to the jewelers and picked up my grandson's graduation gift. He did a fine job. Now I hope my grandson likes it as much as I do.

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Wed May 16, 2018 8:24 pm

That turned out really good Jerry. Had em put the star of David on it too? I bet he loves it.

steve99f · Post by **steve99f** » Wed May 16, 2018 8:31 pm

Fine looking knife Jerry.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Wed May 16, 2018 8:41 pm

doglegg wrote:That turned out really good Jerry. Had em put the star of David on it too? I bet he loves it.

Nah. That's the Army Star & it comes from the factory like that.

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Wed May 16, 2018 8:43 pm

jerryd6818 wrote:
doglegg wrote:That turned out really good Jerry. Had em put the star of David on it too? I bet he loves it.
Nah. That's the Army Star & it comes from the factory like that.

I should have known that. A second look is just as impressive.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sat May 19, 2018 11:07 am

Showed up yesterday.

This Moore Maker is an 07 clone. No way of telling who it was actually made by. Queen did a lot of work for them but I suppose it could have been Case. Although the nail nick is in the wrong place for it to have been Case.

It also showed up yesterday.

QTCut5 · Post by **QTCut5** » Wed May 23, 2018 2:10 am

I thought I had surely seen (and bought at least one of) every 107W version Case had ever released...but I was wrong. I discovered this Ducks Unlimited wood-handled model that somebody had stashed away. Fortunately, I was able to snag it. It's the only wood-handled Mini Trapper in my 07 collection...come to think of it, it's also the only wood-handled Mini T I've ever seen.

~Q~

EDIT: Actually, I have seen another wood-handled Mini T...right here in this thread, in fact; jmh58's Antique River Log. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more photos of that one, John.

Lansky1 · Post by **Lansky1** » Thu May 24, 2018 9:57 am

QTCut5 wrote:I thought I had surely seen (and bought at least one of) every 107W version Case had ever released...but I was wrong. I discovered this Ducks Unlimited wood-handled model that somebody had stashed away. Fortunately, I was able to snag it. It's the only wood-handled Mini Trapper in my 07 collection...come to think of it, it's also the only wood-handled Mini T I've ever seen.

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~Q~

EDIT: Actually, I have seen another wood-handled Mini T...right here in this thread, in fact; jmh58's Antique River Log. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more photos of that one, John.

I had an eye on that one too Q ... wasn't sure what that duck logo was so I didn't bid - glad u got it to round out your epic 07 collection !

QTCut5 · Post by **QTCut5** » Thu May 24, 2018 2:22 pm

Lansky1 wrote:
QTCut5 wrote:I thought I had surely seen (and bought at least one of) every 107W version Case had ever released...but I was wrong. I discovered this Ducks Unlimited wood-handled model that somebody had stashed away. Fortunately, I was able to snag it. It's the only wood-handled Mini Trapper in my 07 collection...come to think of it, it's also the only wood-handled Mini T I've ever seen.

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~Q~

EDIT: Actually, I have seen another wood-handled Mini T...right here in this thread, in fact; jmh58's Antique River Log. Wouldn't mind seeing a few more photos of that one, John.
I had an eye on that one too Q ... wasn't sure what that duck logo was so I didn't bid - glad u got it to round out your epic 07 collection !

The seller actually called it a "Duck Dynasty" knife (nice try!), and I call it my "Wood Duck"...so, to each his own, I guess. I only know it is a "Ducks Unlimited" because I have seen other Case SFO's with the same logo shield that were called that.

Ducks Unlimited is an American nonprofit organization 501 dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people.

~Q~

PS Thanks for not bidding on it, John; although, to be honest, it would only have meant I would have had to pay more to win it. Not to sound arrogant, but, I pity the fool who bids against me on a Mini Trapper I have my sights set on...there is literally no price I won't pay to get a Mini T I am determined to own. Yes, it's true, I am hopelessly addicted when it comes to Case 107Ws.

QTCut5 · Post by **QTCut5** » Mon May 28, 2018 9:06 pm

Just when I had decided I had enough Mini Trappers, the 07 Gods, knowing my weakness for ivory, dangled this one in front of my nose to test my resolve. Of course I caved like a souffle on a surfboard. And the cycle of addiction continues; resistance is futile.

~Q~

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Mon May 28, 2018 9:27 pm

How could anyone have resisted that? Wow!

steve99f · Post by **steve99f** » Tue May 29, 2018 12:35 am

A worthy addition Q! An SFO?

QTCut5 · Post by **QTCut5** » Tue May 29, 2018 11:59 am

steve99f wrote:A worthy addition Q! An SFO?

To the best of my knowledge, Yes...all the factory ivory Mini Ts I have ever seen are from a 1985 SFO. I do not know which Case dealer commissioned the SFO, but I suspect it may have been either Shepherd Hills or Blue Grass Cutlery (just a hunch). An original box would be helpful in that regard.

I know they were produced in at least three (3) different handle options: plain ivory and two scrimshawed designs -- Liberty Eagle & Paisley. This information is based solely on my personal observations, not exhaustive research; consequently, it could very well be incomplete, i.e., there may be other scrimshawed designs that I am as yet unaware of.

Here's the Paisley Scrimshawed version:

The one thing they all have in common is the "IV" in the pattern number tang stamp on the secondary spay blade.

~Q~

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